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* * * * * * * chomp! chomp! This presentation is brought to you by Grammar Bytes!, ?2016 by Robin L. Simmons. Parallel Structure Do I maintain parallelism with a participle? Or should I use an infinitive? This presentation covers distinguishing between parallel and non-parallel elements. A parallelism item on an objective test might look like this . . . Sample Item Eileen bought new shoes for the party, a gold charm for her mother, and to treat her best friend Maria to lunch. Eileen decided to buy new shoes for the party, purchasing a gold charm for her mother, and treating her best friend Maria to lunch. Eileen purchased new shoes for the party, a gold charm for her mother, and lunch for Maria, her best friend. Eileen bought new shoes for the party, a gold charm for her mother, and to treat her best friend Maria to lunch. Eileen decided to buy new shoes for the party, purchasing a gold charm for her mother, and treating her best friend Maria to lunch. Eileen purchased new shoes for the party, a gold charm for her mother, and lunch for Maria, her best friend. Directions: Choose the sentence that has no errors in structure. Parallelism looks like this: Items in a series must have parallel structure. Shane , , and Shane , , and . . Here is an example: Shane ate the pizza, wiped his lips, and burped with contentment. Ate = past tense verb; wiped = past tense verb; and burped = past tense verb. Non-parallel structure looks like this: Don’t create problems by mixing grammatical elements. Shane , , and Shane , , and . . The problem looks like this: Shane ate the pizza, wiped his lips, and burping with contentment. Now look what you’ve done! Ate and wiped = past tense verbs, but burping = present participle! Quick Test, Part 1 Directions: In the items that follow, choose the sentence that has no errors in structure. Let’s see how you perform! Item 1 Barking dogs, kittens that were meowing, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors. Barking dogs, meowing kittens